Country United States County Orange, Ulster FIPS code 36-57980 Elevation 118 m Zip code 12566 Area code 744 (845 Exchange) | State New York Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 0960421 Area 5.4 km² Population 1,780 (2010) | |
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Pine Bush is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Crawford and adjacent to Shawangunk, New York, within Orange and adjacent to Ulster counties in the U.S.. It is roughly coterminous with the 12566 ZIP code and 744 telephone exchange in the 845 area code. These both extend into adjacent regions of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County. (The Pine Bush Central School District takes in part of the Town of Mamakating in Sullivan County as well). The population was 1,780 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Pine Bush, NY 12566, USA
Pine Bush is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
History
The community was one of the four early nineteenth century settlements in the jurisdiction of the town. It has previously been known as "Shawangunk," "Crawford," and "Bloomfield." Another community named "Crawford" is located to the northwest in bordering Ulster County. This hamlet was an early terminus for a short line railroad, the Middletown & Crawford Railroad. This line was bought by the Erie railroad, which served the town until the 1970s.
As a result of reported unusual sightings during the mid-1980s, Pine Bush developed a reputation as the UFO capital of New York. This characterization was supported by Ellen Crystall's book, Silent Invasion: The Shocking Discoveries of a UFO Researcher.
Geography
Pine Bush is located at 41°36′32″N 74°17′55″W (41.608823, -74.298726). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.
The hamlet of Pine Bush is in Orange County and near the border of Ulster. The Pine Bush zip code, 12566, spills over into the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, but the Hamlet itself is in Orange County only. The Shawangunk Kill, a small river, marks this boundary. New York State Route 52 and New York State Route 302 intersect at this hamlet, which predates the highways.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,539 people, 612 households, and 411 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 734.4 per square mile (283.0/km²). There were 654 housing units at an average density of 312.1/sq mi (120.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.74% White, 0.78% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.
There were 612 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,679, and the median income for a family was $55,815. Males had a median income of $38,203 versus $30,577 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,626. About 4.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Pine Bush Central School District serves portions of seven townships located in Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange counties. The system, one of the largest in the area, includes four elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school.
Elementary schools include Circleville Elementary School, Pakanasink Elementary School, Pine Bush Elementary School, and E.J. Russell Elementary School. Middle Schools include Circleville Middle School and Crispell Middle School. The high school is Pine Bush High School.